n. A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast
n. A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft.
n. A Scottish variation of bridge
n. Brigadier.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A bridge.
n. A two-masted, square-rigged vessel.
n. On a United States man-of-war, the prison or place of confinement for offenders.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A bridge.
n. A utensil used in breweries and in dairies to set the strainer on.
n. A kind of iron set over a fire.
n. A ledge of rocks running out into the sea.
n. A vessel with two masts square-rigged, nearly like a ship's mainmast and foremast.
n. The place on board a man-of-war where prisoners are confined.
n. An abbreviation of Brigade; Brigadier.
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n. two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
n. a penal institution (especially on board a ship)
Word Usage
"The talking point that the military cannot keep the prisoners securely in such facilities as Fort Leavenworth or the Charleston brig is simply laughable."